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Ministry of Electronics & IT
UIDAI tops Grievance Redressal Index third month in a row
Unveils new chatbot ‘Aadhaar Mitra’ for better resident experience
The Unique Identification Authority of India  has been again placed at the top amongst all Group A Ministries, Departments and Autonomous Bodies for resolving public grievances in the rankings report published by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances  for the month of October 2022. This is the third month in a row when UIDAI has topped the rankings.
In order to further enhance residents’ experience, UIDAI has also launched its new AI/ML based Chatbot, Aadhaar Mitra. The new Chatbot comes with enhanced features like - check Aadhaar enrollment/update status, tracking of Aadhaar PVC card status, information on enrollment centre location etc. Residents can even register their grievances and track them using Aadhaar Mitra.
UIDAI has a robust grievance redressal mechanism comprising of UIDAI HQ, its Regional Offices, Technology Centre, and engaged contact centre partners. UIDAI has been a facilitator for both ease of living and ease of doing business and it has been continuously striving to make Aadhaar holders experience progressively better.
A resident centric coordinated approach is enabling UIDAI to resolve nearly 92% of CRM Grievances within a week.
The organization is facilitating ease of living, and is further committed to strengthen its Grievance Redressal Mechanism. UIDAI is gradually rolling out advanced and futuristic Open-Source CRM solution. The new Customer Relationship Management  solution has been designed with advanced features to enhance UIDAI service delivery to residents.
The new CRM solution has the capacity to support multi-channels like phone call, email, chatbot, web portal, social media, letter, and walk-in through which the grievances can be lodged, tracked and resolved effectively.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Technology by Pune based Startup incubatee of Scitech Park to disinfect Maharashtra hospitals in Covid 19 fight
The negative ion generator titled Scitech Airon helps to control the virus, bacteria, and fungal infections in a closed environment
It can clean up the air and disinfect areas exposed to the infection through Covid 19 positive cases and suspects
It could ensure wellbeing of the staff, doctors, and nurses working in the quarantine facilities by enhancing their disease resistance power and ability to fight the virus
DST has released Rs 1 crore to manufacture and scale up the product
1,000 of them will soon be ready for installation in various hospitals in Maharashtra
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DST has released Rs 1 crore to manufacture and scale up the product, and 1000 of them will soon be ready for installation in various hospitals in Maharashtra. JCLEAN WEATHER TECHNOLOGIES, a Pune based company, is manufacturing the product.
The negative ion generator titled Scitech Airon, which helps to control the virus, bacteria, and fungal infections in a closed environment, could clean up the air and disinfect areas which are exposed to the infection through Covid 19 positive cases and suspects. Hence it could ensure the wellbeing of the staff, doctors, and nurses who are working round the clock in the quarantine facilities by enhancing their disease resistance power and ability to fight the virus.
Its usefulness in killing disease-causing viruses and bacteria has been scientifically tested by various globally renowned labs in different types of closed environments like houses, hospitals, schools, farms, industries, and so on. One hour of operation of Ion generator machine reduces viral load within a room by 99.7% depending on room size.
The Scitech Airon ionizer machine generates negatively charged ions at approx hundred million per 8 seconds . The negative ions generated by the ionizer form clusters around microparticles such as airborne mold, corona or influenza viruses, mite allergens, bacteria, pollens, dust and so on and render them inactive through a chemical reaction by creating highly reactive OH groups called hydroxyl radicals and H O which are highly reactive and known as atmospheric detergents.
The detergent property generated by the ion generator helps in the breakdown of the outer protein of the allergens, viruses, and bacteria, which helps in controlling airborne diseases. It increases the body's resistance to infections and harmful environmental factors. This resistance could be helpful for the next 20-30 days outside the ion atmosphere. It also decomposes gaseous pollutants like Carbon Monoxide , Nitrogen dioxide, and Volatile Organic Compounds.
The efficacy of the Ion generator has also been observed on different types of pathogens like the Influenza virus, Coxsackie virus, Polio virus, Human Corona virus, a range of allergens, bacteria, and fungi. It could also be useful against floating viruses in the air on public transport, train stations, or airports, or especially within a confined space like a plane cabin, house, hospital ward, and so on.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
4th day of Jan Aushadhi Diwas week celebrated today
Special awareness programme on the theme ‘Suvidha Se Samman’ organised
More than one lakh Suvidha Sanitary packets distributed free of cost at over 2000 distribution camps
Celebration of Janaushadhi Diwas Week 2021 from 1st March to 7th March
The 4th day of Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2021 week was celebrated today on the theme “Suvidha Se Samman”. On this occasion, team BPPI, Jan Aushadhi Mitra and Jan Aushadhi Kendra owners participated in the activities and hosted the camps to educate females about the usages of Sanitary Pads. Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, free distribution camps for Suvidha Sanitary Napkins were hosted at more than 2000 places and more than 1,00,000 Suvidha Sanitary Napkin packets were distributed free of cost to the women.
In order to make Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary pads more affordable and accessible to the women of India, Government of India decided to make these pads available at a rate of only Rs. 1 per pad through all Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country. The launching of Suvidha Sanitary Napkins with revised rates was done by the Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri D.V.Sadananda Gowda & Minister of State for Shipping  & Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya. Since inception till 28th Feb, 2021 over 11.18 crore pads have been sold at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras.
Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India , the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana  is celebrating 3rd Janaushadhi Diwas on 7th March, 2021 with the theme of “Seva bhi – Rozgar bhi”. BPPI started celebrating Jan Aushadhi Diwas week from 1st March by conducting various activities like Health Checkup Camps, Jan Aushadhi Paricharcha, Teach Them Young, Suvidha Se Samman, etc., across the country. Beginning the celebrations from 1st March 2021, Jan Aushadhi Kendra owners hosted Health Check-up Camps that provided Blood Pressure Check-up, Sugar level Check-up, free doctor consultation, free medicine distribution, etc.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari says GST will help in achieving the vision of five trillion dollar Indian economy by 2025, calls for performance audit alongwith financial audit
Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that GST will help achieve the vision of five trillion dollar Indian economy by 2025. Addressing a webinar on the “GST Day” on the theme "THE JOURNEY OF GST AND WAY FORWARD - AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT" organised by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India he said said GST is founded on the notion of “One Nation, One Market, One Tax” which has helped and will be helping the trade and industry a lot despite the prevailing pandemic situation. Shri Gadkari said Goods and Services Tax was implemented from 1st July 2017 and now it has completed four years of its implementation, during these four years a remarkable change is seen in the way the business is being carried out.
The minister said digitalisation and information technology have an important role to play. He said for transparent and time bound decision making process Performance Audit alongwith Financial Audit is very important. Talking about the problems faced by MSMEs he said delayed payments are the main cause of concern which has to be resolved.
The minister said though GST has completed four years there is still room for improvement . Shri Gadkari said cooperation, coordination, communication and rectification is needed from all stakeholders.
Shri Gadkari complimented The Institute of Cost Accountants of India for conducting regular webinars, seminars, various courses for different stake-holders throughout the Country to unlearn and relearn new subjects which are need of the hour to survive in the New Normal.
Full event link https://youtu.be/83c7SBwegX0
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 193.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 12.89 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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12,89,73,380
More than 193.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 12.89 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized the need for affordable housing for the people
Addressed 40th Annual General Meeting of CREDAI Pune Metro
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today emphasised the need for reducing construction cost of houses, so that they can be available at affordable price.
Speaking at 40th annual general meeting of Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India , Pune Metro , he suggested to adopt
latest technology without compromising on quality to built houses for the people.
Maharashta Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil was present as the Chief Guest on the occasion.
Mr. Gadkari said that considering the increasing pollution in Pune, there is a need to focus at outskirts to develope a new Pune. He said that Smart Village concept will be more suitable in future.
He also pointed out for research to reduce the cost of constructions of houses and to use new technologies in the materials used for construction.Reduction in the use of traditional materials such as steel and cement and increase in the use of alternative materials is required and CREDAI should take an initiative and start an independent research institute, he added.
Gadkari also said that instead of building large houses costing more than 1 crore rupees , priority should be given to construct the houses that the middle class can afford.
CREDAI National President Boman Irani , Pune President Ranjit Naiknaware and other degnitiries were present on the occasion.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to launch Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of J&K on 26 December
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all the residents of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on 26th December 2020 at 12 noon via video conferencing. The scheme will ensure Universal Health Coverage and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all individuals and communities. Union Home Minister and Lieutenant Governor of J&K will also be present on the occasion.
The Scheme provides free of cost insurance cover to all the residents of the UT of J&K. It provides financial cover upto Rs 5 lakh per family on a floater basis to all residents of the UT of J&K. It provides for operational extension of PM-JAY to 15 lakh  additional families. The scheme will operate on insurance mode in convergence with PM-JAY. The benefits of the scheme will be portable across the country. The hospitals empanelled under PM-JAY scheme shall provide services under this scheme as well.
Achieving Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Coverage  includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care and enables everyone to access the services, protecting people from the financial consequences of paying for health services out of their own pockets and reducing the risk that people will be pushed to poverty. The Ayushman Bharat program, with its two pillars – Health and Wellness Centres and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna – is envisaged to achieve UHC.
Ministry of Education
To implement National Mission for Mentoring, NCTE organises 2 day capacity building workshop for the 60 mentors on 31st May and 1st June 2023
The National Mission for Mentoring , as envisaged in NEP 2020, is about the creation of a large pool of outstanding professionals willing to provide mentoring to school teachers and ensure their continuous professional development. These potential mentors, regardless of the age or position of the mentor and mentee, will contribute towards realizing 21st century development goals of our nation. National Council for Teacher Education  launched NMM in Pilot mode on 29th July 2022 in selected 30 Central Schools  across the country.
For effective implementation of NMM, NCTE is conducted a 2 day capacity building workshop for the 60 mentors on 31st May and 1st June 2023 in order to provide quality professional support to teachers along with the essential mentoring skills and techniques. Prof. Yogesh Singh, Chairperson, NCTE graced the 2 day workshop as Chief Guest and addressed the dignitaries and mentors present there. He also launched the NMM Web Portal in the presence of Ms. Kesang Y. Sherpa, Member Secretary, NCTE to facilitate the mentoring sessions using synchronous and asynchronous methods. This portal will serve as an interface for conducting successful and effective mentoring sessions for teachers that are facilitated by trust, discovery, and constructive feedbacks.
NCTE has onboarded 60 outstanding professionals from various fields as mentors for NMM in areas such as Instructional Leadership Skills, Digital Education, Socio-emotional Learning, Inclusive Education, Professionalism and Ethics, Classroom Management, Building 21st Century Skills, Interpersonal Skills/Community Engagement, Action Research, Holistic Assessment, Art Integrated Pedagogy, Teachers’ Mental Health Management etc.
Ministry of Defence
MISSION SAGAR III - INS KILTAN ARRIVES AT SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA
Indian Naval Ship Kiltan arrived at Sihanoukville Port, Cambodia on 29 December 2020 as part of ongoing Mission Sagar-III. The ship will deliver 15 Tons of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief  Stores for the flood-affected people of Cambodia, which will be handed over to Cambodia’s National Disaster Management Committee . This assistance is reflective of the deep people-to-people connect between the two friendly countries.
Mission Sagar-III is part of India’s HADR assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries during the ongoing pandemic. This Mission is being undertaken in accordance with Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of SAGAR  and reiterates India’s position as a dependable partner, and the Indian Navy as the Preferred Security Partner and First Responder. The Mission also highlights the importance accorded to ASEAN countries and further strengthens the existing bonds.
Historically, India and Cambodia share strong cultural ties. The relations have reinforced in recent years due to increasing engagements in all sectors. The current visit seeks to fortify the bilateral cooperation between the two countries and contribute towards security and stability in the region.
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Ministry of Mines
Mineral Production Increases by 20.4%
During October this year compared to previous year
As per the provisional figures of Indian Bureau of Mines , the index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of October, 2021  at 109.7, was 20.4% higher as compared to the level during the same month last year. The cumulative growth for the period April- October, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year has increased 11.4 per cent.
Production level of important minerals in October, 2021 were: Coal 639 lakh tonnes, Lignite 37 lakh tonnes, Natural gas  2954 million cu. m., Petroleum  25 lakh tonnes, Bauxite 1792 thousand tonnes, Chromite 130 thousand tonnes, Copper conc. 11 thousand tonnes , Gold 109 kg, Iron ore 190 lakh tonnes, Lead conc. 33 thousand tonnes, Manganese ore 202 thousand tonnes, Zinc conc. 137 thousand tonnes, Limestone 319 lakh tonnes, Phosphorite 127 thousand tonnes, Magnesite 10 thousand tonnes and Diamond 24 carat.
The production of important minerals showing positive growth during October, 2021 over October, 2020 include: Gold , Lignite , Magnesite , Chromite , Natural Gas   and Coal . The production of other important minerals showing negative growth is: Diamond , Phosphorite , Petroleum .
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stones of 9 National Highway projects in Mahoba ,Uttar Pradesh worth Rs 3,500 crore
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 9 National Highway projects in Mahoba ,Uttar Pradesh with an investment of more than 3,500 crores in presence of Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath and all MPs, MLAs and officers.
Shri Gadkari said Mahoba, the land of brave warriors, has a rich history. With the construction of Jhansi-Khajuraho road, the traffic will ease in Maihar-Singrauli-Ranchi industrial division and Jhansi-Orchha-Khajuraho and tourism of the state will get a boost. He said with the construction of Kabrai section on the Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh border, the traffic in the Bhopal-Kanpur industrial division till Lucknow will be smooth saving time.
The Minister said with the construction of road over bridge between Jhansi-Prayagraj, traffic in Bundelkhand region will be facilitated.
On the occasion of this program today, Shri Gadkari announced 4 laning of 258 km Ramvangaman road in Chitrakoot, 15 km 4-lane bypass at a cost of 200 crores, 18 km 4-lane bypass in Mahoba and 15 km 4-lane bypass in Artara alongwith 4-laning of 70 km stretch from Prayagraj to Mirzapur  .
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Ministry of Education
Indian Minister of Education and Skill Development Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister HE Mr Lawrence Wong to attend the G20 Singapore-India Hackathon 2023 finale for Students and Start-ups in IIT Gandhinagar
The Union Ministry of Education's All India Council for Technical Education  and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University  will hold the finale of the third edition of the Singapore-India  Hackathon at the IIT Gandhinagar campus on July 16, 2023.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education, Skills Develop and Entrepreneurship and HE Mr. Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore will address the attendees and also felicitate the winners of the SI Hackathon who will collaborate and compete to create solutions for climate change and financial inclusion.
Over 800 students, start-ups, investors, policymakers, corporates, and academics are expected to attend the finale at IIT Gandhinagar. The finals of the Singapore-India Hackathon 2023 will see 12 teams of 2 Indian and 2 Singaporean students each compete for generous cash prizes of upto INR 12 lakhs.
The SI Hackathon was conceived as a result of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's request to Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong to bring together the start-ups and students from India and Singapore to collaborate and create solutions for Financial Fraud Detection, Financial Inclusion and Credit Offering, Sea-level Rise and Coastal Flooding, Optimising Food Recycling, Monitoring Carbon Footprint, and boosting Singapore-India Trade Connectivity.
This one-of-a-kind Singapore-India Hackathon 2023 has been bringing together academic institutions such as NTU Singapore and IIT Gandhinagar, as well as corporates and the public sector from both nations to mentor and prepare aspiring entrepreneurs for building start-ups that impact some of the world’s most pressing global challenges of climate change and financial inclusion.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Malnutrition Free India
POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi-ministerial convergence mission with the vision to ensure attainment of malnutrition free India. POSHAN Abhiyaan provides a platform to converge the activities of various stakeholders towards attaining the goal of ‘Suposhit Bharat’. Under POSHAN Abhiyaan the high impact interventions of 18 Ministries/Departments have been mapped-out, especially during the first 1,000 days of child life since conception. Each Converging Ministry/Department prepare action plan related to nutrition and integrate it in their ongoing activities.
To ensure effective Convergence at State level, the Chief Secretary is required to chair the Convergence Action Plan  meeting on quarterly basis. Similarly, DC/DMs also need to take CAP meeting on quarterly basis. During the year 2020-21, 30 States/UTs submitted Convergence Action Plans .
As a result of inter-ministerial convergence, Poshan Maah 2020 witnessed unprecedented participation while following COVID-19 protocols.
POSHAN Abhiyaan encourages States/UTs to take up replicable nutrition centric Innovations with a budgetary allocation of 27.85 lakhs per district for the entire duration of the project. As per the guidelines, States/UTs may choose any innovation pilot and scale it up as per requirement and progress. With regard to the status of innovation in all the States/UTs, 26 States/UTs have got their innovation plan approved by the SLSC and have started the implementation process.
To expand and replicate the proven nutrition centric innovative models, POSHAN Abhiyaan further provisions for Flexi-funds, given to States/UTs as 7% of the total of all programmatic components under Abhiyaan.
To emulate the policies of those States/UTs that have been successful in improving health and malnutrition, POSHAN Abhiyaan provisions for Incentive Awards. Ministry of WCD has recognized significant contributions of State Governments, District teams, Block level teams and Field Functionaries at the POSHAN Abhiyaan Award Ceremony for 2018-19 held on 23rd August, 2019. Names of States/UTs received awards can be seen at Annexure I.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.